Antonyms for namesake


Grammar : Noun
Spell : neym-seyk
Phonetic Transcription : ˈneɪmˌseɪk


Definition of namesake

Origin :
  • "person named for the sake of someone," 1640s, probably originally (for the) name's sake.
  • As in name : noun title given to something, someone
Example sentences :
  • A life-time as long as that conferred upon the namesake of Tithonus.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • When he started up, the Godfather Break of Day was peeping at its namesake.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • "Daisy will have to be her namesake, of course," said Tennessee.
  • Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards
  • Prince Alexis was never tired of gazing at his grandson and namesake.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
  • The younger Socrates resembles his namesake in nothing but a name.
  • Extract from : « Statesman » by Plato
  • His namesake was proving himself true to the traditions of his blood.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • I wonder he has said nothing of our brave young lieutenant, his namesake.
  • Extract from : « The Two Admirals » by J. Fenimore Cooper
  • “Addio, Costantina,” she waved her hand toward her namesake.
  • Extract from : « Jerry Junior » by Jean Webster
  • I looked in at my load and I saw that my namesake was worse.
  • Extract from : « Short Stories of Various Types » by Various
  • It is a poor affair, the production of his namesake, the sculptor.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 » by Various

Synonyms for namesake

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